Fanatics in Amiriya village, Alexandria, stoned the church of St. Mary and the Church of St. George as the police were trying return a piece of land to a Christian man that was seized by a Muslim family.
Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, said that the Egyptian flags and pictures of President al-Sisi took over several buildings and hotels near the United Nations in Manhattan, New York, USA.
Rami Kamel, Coptic activist, demanded Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark See, to open investigation with bishops supporting certain candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Margret Azer, former MP, said that Anti-religious parties campaign is not enough to face al-Nour ultra conservative party and other religious parties.
Sheikh Mohammed Hassan, Islamic scholar, said that the Islamic Nation has to return to the Koran in order to liberate Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Egyptian Council of Churches promised in a statement today that Egyptian churches will not mobilize the people to vote in favor of certain candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Dalia Ziada, the director of the Egyptian Center for Free Democratic Studies, said that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry has to react to campaigns by foreign organizations.
"Middle East Online" published a report about the Copts under the Islamic state since 2011. It said that the most important characteristic of the development of the Copts since 2011 is to break the barrier of fear.
Nader Sairafi, the Coptic candidate of the Islamic party, al-Nour, said that the Copts inside the party are committed to the Islamic law according to Article II of the constitution. He explained that he joined the party after he defended it against several attacks of other parties.
Pope Francis warned of IS elements among the Syrian refugees, pointing out that Rome may be a potential target for terrorists.
The Italian Agency ANSA said that IS has kidnapped 12 Egyptian workers on their way home. The kidnapped workers were forced to build prisons and administrative buildings for the Islamic State.
A number of activists shared video on Facebook of Saudi sheikhs cursing Christians and Jews from inside the Kaaba during the Hajj pilgrimage.
Jaroslaw Gwen, Catholic senior politician, rejected the proposal of Pope Francis to receive refugees in Europe, and told Reuters that Muslim refugees should not accept in any way.
Naguib Sawiris, Coptic businessman, offered a creative solution to thousands of refugees who migrate to Europe to escape from the hell of ISIS by buying them an island in Italy or Greece.
Egyptian businessman, Nassef Sawiris, chairman of the Board of Directors of Orascom Construction Industries, announced to donate $ 350 million for Egypt.
Dr. Yasser Al Borhamy, vice president of the Salafist call, announced today that 24 Copts have been nominated on electoral lists of al-Nour ultra conservative party.
Egyptian news website published voice records for the leading member of the Salafist call, Yasser Al Borhamy, in 2005, in which he said that nominating of Copts and women for parliamentary elections is a calamity.
“No religious parties” campaign was launched in Europe in order to reject the existence of religious parties in Egypt.
Samir Sabri, lawyer, filed a complaint to the Attorney General against al-Nour Salafi Party accusing it of promising the citizens to give them electoral bribes including expensive drugs called Sovaldi for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Nader Serafy, founder of Copts 38 association and member of al-Nour Salafi party, said that the Copts of the Salafi party are seeking a unified personal status law in the new parliament.
The coalition of Copts of Egypt announced its support for the statement of the Holy Synod, in which it refused using demonstrations for achieving personal interests for some individuals.
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